Land-roller



(ModeL) A. J. STEVENS.

LAND ROLLER.

No. 273,909. Patented Mar. 13.1883.

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' .SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,909, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed June 23, 1882. (IlIodclJ To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, ABRAHAM J. STEVENS,

of Owaneco, in the county of Christian and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Land-Rollers, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis'specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of my improvement, partly in section. Fig. 2 isa rear elevation of the same, partlyin section. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the same.

The object of this invention is to promote convenience and lessen theexpense in the construction of land-rollers.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in theclaims.

A are the section cylinders or rollers, three of which are used, themiddle cylinder being placed in front of the space between the two endcylinders. In the central line of each cylinder A is formed aperforation, in the end parts of which are placed the inner ends ofhollow gudgeons B, the outer ends of which revolve in bearings in thelower ends of hanging bars (J. The gudgeons B have flanges B aroundtheir middle parts, which come between the ends of the cylinders A andthe hangers C, and serve as washers to prevent friction between the saidcylinders and hangers. The flanges B also prevent the gudgeons fromhavinganylongitudinalmovement. The gudgeons B can be further secured inplace by a rod, D, passing through the cylinder A and its two gudgeonsB,and secured in place by a nut screwed upon its ent so that shrinkageor looseness can be taken up by tightening the said nut. The upper endsof the hangers O are inserted between the ends of two bars, E, wherethey are secured in place by bolts or screws F. The upper ends of thehangers C have shallow notches formed in their front and rear sides, andare inserted in corresponding notches in the adjacent sides of the endsof the bars E. With this construction the hangers (J will be securelyheld from lateral movement upon the bolts F.

W'ith this construction, also, the frame of each cylinder will he formedof four bars.

G are rods which pass through the ends of the forward pairof bars E andthroughthe inner ends of the rear pairs of bars E, and have nuts screwedupon their rear ends. The rear ends of the rods Gr also pass through theends of the connecting-bar H, by which the rear pairs of bars E areconnected and held in their proper relative positions. The forward barsE are kept at the proper distance from the rear pair of bars E bytubular Washers I, placed upon the rods G, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

J are rods which have eyes formed upon their forward ends to receive theforward parts of the rods G. The rods J are bent to the rearward, passaround the ends of the forward pair of bars E, and pass through theforward bar of the rear pairs of bars E, and have nuts screwed upontheir rear ends. The rods Jmay pass through both bars of the rear pairs,if desired. With this construction the rear cylinders can adjustthemselves to the uneven or inclined surface of the land being rolled.

Upon the forward end of the rods G are formed hooks or eyes to engagewith the corresponding cyes of eyebolts Q, through the ends of'thecross-bar K of the tongue L and through the ends of the braces P of thetongue, and have nuts screwed upon their forward ends to hinge the saidtongue to the frame of the roller, and thus allow the roller to adjustitselfto uneven land.

M is the drivers seat, the standard N of which is attached to a bar, 0,secured at its forward end to the forward bars E and at its rear end tothe connecting-bar H.

The seat-standard N can be secured adj ustably to the bar 0, so that thedrivers weight can be made to properly balance the machine.

When one side of the hangers 0 becomes worn, the rods G can be detachedand reversed, bringing the tongue L to the other side of the machine, sothat the machine will be drawn with the two rollers forward, and theWear will be upon the other side of the hangers, thus making the machinemuch more durable.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a land-roller, the combination, with the whichpass I cylinders A and the hangers G, of the hollow gudgeons B. havingcentral flanges,B, and the rods D, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, whereby the said cylinders can be readily pivoted to the saidhangers, as set forth.

2. In a land-roller, the combination, with the cylinder-frames O E, ofthe connecting-bars H, the connecting-rods Gr, tubular washers I, thebent rods J, and the tongue L,-substantially as shown and described,whereby the rollers Y can adjust themselves to the surface of the groundand provision made for drawing the machine in either direction, as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In a land-roller, the combination, with the cylinder-frames C E and.the connecting-bars H, of the tubular washers I, the connectingrods G,having eyes on their forward ends, the tongue provided with the eyeboltsQ, and the bent rods J, having their rear ends secured to thecylinder-frames, and provided with eyes on their forward ends to receivethe connectingrods G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ABRAHAM JOHN STEVENS. \Vitnesses:

M. L. DANFORD, A. DEPEW.

